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A term the founders used to refer to political parties and special interests or interest groups.
What is a faction?
100
A company with a labor agreement under which union membership can be a condition of employment.
What is Closed shop?
100
An official document, published every weekday, which lists the new and proposed regulations of executive departments and regulatory agencies.
What is Federal Register?
100
In the US, unlike Great Britain, interest groups can easily gain access to government because • political parties are relatively powerful • political authority is widely dispersed • we have no hereditary monarchy and aristocracy. • important decisions are made in only a few places. • our constitutional system is so limited.
What is political authority is widely dispersed?
100
What city is the official birthplace of Memorial Day? 1. Washington DC 2. Columbus, Mississipi 3. Arlington, Virginia 4. Waterloo, New York
What is Waterloo, NY?
200
A theory of government that holds that open, multiple, and competing groups can check the asserted power by any one group.
What is Pluralism?
200
An individual who does not to join a group representing his or her interests yet receives the benefit of the group’s influence.
What is Free rider?
200
Literally, a “friend of the court” brief, filed by an individual or organization to present arguments in addition to those presented by the immediate parties to a case.
What is amicus curiae brief?
200
The launching of the Chamber of Commerce was an example of interest groups forming as a result of • government policy • the emergence of talented leadership • the enlargement of governmental responsibilities • broad economic developments • foreign interference
What is government policy?
200
Which food group is missing in this healthy plate? Fruits Grains Vegetables Protein
What is Dairy?
300
A collection of people who share a common interest or attitude and seek to influence government for specific ends. Interest groups usually work within the framework of government and try to achieve their goals through tactics such as lobbying.
What is Interest groups?
300
A nonprofit association or group operating outside of government that advocates and pursues policy objectives.
What is Nongovernmental organization?
300
A person who is employed by and acts for an organized interest group or corporation to try to influence policy decisions and positions in the executive and legislative branches.
What is Lobbyist?
300
One type of interest group whose representation in Washington has skyrocketed since 1970 is the • professional organization • trade association • labor organization • public interest lobby • corporate lobby
What is public interest lobby?
300
Which of the following contain empty calories? A. Sodas and energy drinks B. Fried chicken C. Ice cream D. All of the above
What is D. All of the above?
400
A large body of people interested in a common issue, idea, or concern that is of continuing significance and who are willing to take action. Movements seek to change attitudes or institutions, not just policies.
What is Movement?
400
How groups form and organize to pursue their goals or objectives, including how to get individuals and groups to participate and to cooperate. The term has many applications in the various social sciences such as political science, sociology, and economics.
What is Collective action?
400
Engaging in activities aimed at influencing public officials, especially legislators, and the policies they enact.
What is Lobbying?
400
A public-interest organization can be defined as one that, if its goals were achieved, would benefit primarily • those who are not members of the organization • the government • the membership • the group's leaders • the political parties
What is those who are not members of the organization?
400
Which of the following Supreme Court Justices is not currently serving? A. Elena Kagan B. Sandra Day O'Connor C. Sonia Sotomayor D. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
What is B. Sandra Day O'Connor?
500
A company with a labor agreement under which union membership cannot be required as a condition of employment.
What is Open shop?
500
Synonymous with “collective action,” it specifically studies how government officials, politicians, and voters respond to positive and negative incentives.
What is Public choice?
500
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the prolifieration of interest groups in this country? • social diversity • governmental fragmentation • limited government • the weakness of political parties
What is limited government?
500
The U.S. tobacco industry is represented in Washington by a strong lobby that seeks to influence public policy regarding the use of tobacco. This lobby is most accurately reerred to as a(n) • membership interest • solidary group • institutional interest • public-interest lobby • social movement
What is institutional interest?
500
What does Kwanzaa mean? A. "First" fruits of the harvest B. "Bountiful" fruits of the harvest C. "Plenty" enough fruits of the harvest D. None of the above
What is A. "First" fruits of the harvest?